Friday, August 9, 2013

A Brief Biography

Hello, my name is Patrick Hammond.  I am an active runner, competitive triathlete, and knowledgeable coach.  I received my masters degree in Sports and Performance Psychology from the University of the Rockies.  In addition I am a USA Track and Field Level 1 certified coach with a combined 21 years of running and coaching experience. 

In college I competed in division IA track and cross country for four years at Western Kentucky University.  While competing I helped my team win a conference championship in cross country and finish 2nd place in track.  After college I was the assistant coach at a local high school track and cross country team for two years. As an assistant coach, I helped both the women and men cross country teams to finish 1st and 2nd place in the regional meet (the highest for both in school history).  As well as 4th and 12th place finish at the state meet.  

In June of 2012, I moved to Hoboken, New Jersey with my fiancee and started working at JackRabbit Sports in Manhattan.  In addition, to working as a floor manager and form clinic instructor at JackRabbit, I have coached runners training for the 1500, 1 mile, 5K, half marathon, and marathon.  I have also started an online and personal coaching business to help runners reach their goals and full potential.   As of recent, I became the sports psychology consultant and assistant cross country and Track & Field coach at Stevens University.

Not only do I have years of experience working with athletes; I also have several years of experience working in education with individuals diagnosed with autism and other exceptional needs at the Kelly Autism Center. During this time, I helped many students improve their social, general education and job skills.  I also developed plans to address anger management issues through research and analysis.  During the time that I was working at the Kelly Autism Project, I received the undergraduate service award in psychology from Western Kentucky University for my dedication to psychology through research and volunteer work.    

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